Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ineptly

/ˌɪnˈɛptli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
in-ept-ly
IPA
/ˌɪnˈɛptli/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an inept or incompetent manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English inept Middle English -ly English -ly English ineptly From inept + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ineptly (comparative) most ineptly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce ineptly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈɛptli/.
What does ineptly mean?
In an inept or incompetent manner.
Where does ineptly come from?
Etymology tree English inept Middle English -ly English -ly English ineptly From inept + -ly.

How to pronounce ineptly

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